Uncommon type : some stories
A collection of 17 short stores by two-time Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game-- and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life.Hanks provides a collection of stories that are surprising, intelligent, and heartwarming. The stories are linked by one thing: in each a typewriter plays a part: sometimes minor, sometimes central.
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- ISBN: 9781101923634
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Physical Description
sound disc
8 audio discs (10 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Unabridged.
- Publisher New York, NY : Random House Audio ; [Westminister, Maryland] : Books on Tape, [2017]
- Copyright ℗2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Compact disc. GMD: sound recording. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Three exhausting weeks -- Christmas Eve 1953 -- A junket in the city of light -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: an elephant in the pressroom -- Welcome to Mars -- A month on Green Street -- Alan Bean plus four -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: at loose in the Big Apple -- Who's who? -- A special weekend -- These are the meditations of my heart -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: back from back in time -- The past is important to us -- Go see Costas -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: your Evangelista, Esperanza -- Steve Wong is perfect -- Stay with us. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by the author. |